Reading Specialist

• Aug 2022 - Present

ELL Teacher

• Jun 2020 - Oct 2022

- Pull-out, small group instruction format, grades 4-7- Plan engaging lessons that meet the individual needs, EPL, interest, and abilities of the students, with clear language and content objectives. Consult WIDA Standards Framework, state and national standards when planning lessons. - Create specialized instruction for SLIFE students.- Analyze data from assessments to guide instruction and adjust teaching with appropriate differentiated interventions for all students.- Empower students in their own learning and collaborate with colleagues regularly to align curriculum and enhance the instructional environment towards gains in student performance goals.- Create a teaching environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students. - Counsel and support colleagues in their understanding of the issues faced by ELL students and their families. Provide guidance on differentiation and best practices.- Support ELL families as they navigate a new country/school system. Regular communication with families on their child’s progress, provided in the family’s native language. Arrange for interpreters for parent conferences. Show less

ELD Teacher

• Aug 2018 - Jun 2020

- Supported 5 classrooms at Mill Pond, coteaching in two of them: 4th and 5th Grade ELA - Conducted weekly consult meetings with classroom teachers to discuss student progress and provide expertise and suggestions on improving student learning. - Plan engaging lessons that meet the individual needs, EPL, interest, and abilities of the students, with clear language and content objectives. Consult WIDA Standards Framework, state and national standards when planning lessons. - Create specialized instruction for SLIFE students. - Collaborated with the other MP ESL teachers to design and present a PD for general ed teachers and paras on Effective Strategies for working with EL students. - Incorporate technology into lessons and utilize instructional media, including Kahoot!, Keynote, Quizlet, iMovie creation, and Flocabulary. - Taught after school academy for EL students on picture writing to help them share their immigration stories. Families attended a book celebration at the end of the course. - ELPAC Committee Member - Empower parents of ELs to have a voice and representation in Westborough Public Schools. - Administer ACCESS 2.0 and MCAS - Attend EIT and IEP meetings to share my expertise on students’ EPL progress. Show less

English Second Language Teacher

• Aug 2015 - Aug 2018

- Plan lessons that meet the individual needs, EPL, interest, and abilities of the students, with clear - language and content objectives. Consult WIDA Standards Framework, state and national standards when planning lessons. - Communicate daily with classroom teachers regarding curriculum goals and student concerns. - Family Engagement Committee member, Woodland Academy, - organize events that encourage parents to be involved with their child’s school and teaching staff. - Experience administering instruction in both a coteach and pull-out model. - Attend IEP and student support meetings to share my expertise on students’ EPL progress. - PBIS Implementation Committee Member Show less

Elementary School Teacher

• Aug 2010 - Jul 2016

Experience implementing Daily 5, Guided Reading, Guided Math, Writer’s Workshop and Responsive Classroom. Provide ESL students with intensive language instruction and foster a safe educational environment in which students can acquire academic language and skills. Develop lesson plans and instructional materials and provide differentiated as well as small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of each student. Evaluate students' academic and social growth, keep appropriate records, and prepare progress reports/report cards. Contributing teacher to a math publication: Common Core Sense, by Dr. Christine Moynihan, ISBN-13: 978-1625310040 Identify student needs and cooperate with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve social/emotional, and learning difficulties. Analyze student data in weekly grade level data meetings and utilize results to plan instruction. Mentor new staff Show less